Early Pliocene of Estepona, Southern Spain

Velerin conglomerates (here after indicated as Velerin) and Parque Antena.

1. Recent alluvial

7. Alpujarride Complex

CO Velerin Conglomerates

2. Quaternary alluvial

8. Other deposits

VA Velerin Antena

3. Pliocene

EL =El Lobillo

SA =sandy lens

4. San Petro de Alcantera formation

RC =road cut just north of Estepona town

VQ =Velerin Quarry

5. Campo de Gibraltar Complex

PA =Rio del Padron

VC =Velerin Carretera

6. Malaguide Complex

PQ =Parque Antena

The Early Pliocene ( Zanclean to Early Piacenzian ) of the Malaga region (Andalusia, Spain) crops out in a narrow coastal strip between Estepona and San Pedro de Alcantara, unconformably on older deposits, and forms the main body of the Cordillera Bética Mountains.

The general geology of the area is described in detail by Guerra-Merchan (1997) and Guerra-Merchan et al. (2002).The Pliocene deposits consist of different lithology macropaleontological richness is variable but generally high. Mollusca are one of the dominant benthic groups and their detailed systematic study is in progress (e.g. Vera-Pelaez et al., 1995); Fehze & Landau, 2002, 2003; Landau et al., 2003, a & b).